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Greece puts crisis management strategy in place as it braces for virus
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be to create up to three operation centres that will employ around 220 police and fire service... (EODY), which will then pass over the data to the police and fire service experts. The Civil Protection... backing the closure of schools and universities and 62 pct believing that the measures taken so far
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Mitsotakis faces down critics over handling of forest fires
PoliticsGreek Politicsto fill positions for firefighters and foresters, and had split responsibilities for fire prevention... accusing Mitsotakis of hypocrisy for praising the evacuation efforts after letting the fire burn... 200-seat backing after most parties signalled their agreement in Monday’s debate. ND, PASOK, religious
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir exasperation that the fire service, civil protection, the armed forces and the police seem to be in a state of disarray. This “friendly fire” as well as the criticism from the opposition also focusses... backing to Citizens’ Protection Minister Yiannis Economou, who has so far resisted calls from ND’s
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Reshuffle and handouts put on ice as New Democracy closes ranks ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsis to retain its dominant position. Many conservative mayors and regional governors have come under fire for not living up to their responsibilities with regard to fire protection and flood defences... it be known, however, that Agorastos still enjoys the party’s backing, while the next few days will see
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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
definitively on the cause of the fire, which some experts have blamed for inflating the death toll... in the engines could have ignited a fire; however, it stopped short of identifying the fuel which caused... for New Democracy since last month. In terms of voting intentions, backing for the ruling centre-right
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... appointments have also come under fire. They include the new deputy immigration minister Sevi... to apologise on social media for what he described as past mistakes, for which he received the full backing
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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicsa conclusive explanation for the fire; however, it does not dismiss the possibility that silicone lubricants... the theory of a lubricant fire. Course for Freedom leader Zoe Konstantopoulou suggested... advantage, with backing from a largely supportive media. This does not mean that New Democracy is out
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Amid mounting pressure, gov't hopes parallel programme will provide fillip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government submitted to Parliament on Friday the so-called “parallel programme” aimed mainly... the provisions in the draft law, which MPs are due to vote for on Saturday, is the provision of free healthcare... providing meal tickets, subsidised rent and free electricity. Passing the parallel programme would
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
rebounding by 2.7 percent, mainly on the back of double-digit growth in investments (+11.6 percent.... It is understood that the key pending issue relates to the tax-free threshold, with the government... the government’s final decision will be on the key issue of the tax-free threshold, with the latest
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Ahead of vote, Tsakalotos appeals to SYRIZA MPs with positive message
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday, Tsakalotos sought to put them at ease about the reduction of the tax-free threshold... percent would mean that the tax-free threshold would actually be at around 6,250 euros. Of course... Commission (NDRC), mainly to do with the financial sector, infrastructure, energy and digital policy
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